Traffic Safety Facts 2017 Data: Rural/Urban Comparison of Traffic Fatalities

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Fatalities
  • Rural areas
  • Traffic crashes
  • Urban areas
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 812 741
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Traffic Safety Facts
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  For this fact sheet, rural and urban boundaries are determined by the State highway departments and approved by the Federal Highway Administration. The State highway departments use the boundaries decided by the Census Bureau. In this fact sheet for 2017, the information about rural and urban traffic fatalities is presented as follows: Overview; Environmental Characteristics; Speeding; Drivers; Alcohol; Restraint Use; Rollover Crashes; Nonoccupants; Fatalities by State. This fact sheet contains information on fatal motor vehicle crashes and fatalities, based on data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Refer to the end of this publication for more information on FARS.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78175/dot_78175_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 702.89 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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